Man sought in Virginia murder now in Jacksonville jail

A 42-year-old man sought in a Monday night murder in Richmond, Va., is in the Duval County jail after an early Tuesday arrest in Jacksonville, according to the Hanover County Sheriff's Office.

Brian Sherard Mallory of Richmond was arrested just before 1 a.m. on an initial charge of auto theft and is being held without bail pending questioning by Virginia authorities already en route, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

Police said Mallory was driving a Kia minivan that belonged to Sarajane M. Hakopian in Richmond. She was found dead Monday night and her minivan was missing, but investigators haven't released a cause of death yet. Preliminary investigation indicates that Mallory was Hakopian's boyfriend, according to the Hanover County Sheriff's Office.

Virginia Department of Corrections records show Mallory has a history of felonies dating back 11 years in Hanover County, including robbery, kidnapping and firearms convictions, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

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